by Harris. However, Bombay Jeyashree's contribution and the beautiful lyrics by poetess Thamarai are the greatest assets to the album. Harris once again proves his mastery in orchestration and the audio will surely be a hit like Minnale or Kaakha Kaakha." Release Critical response Baradwaj Rangan summarised it in his review: "The story of a police investigation is detailed in a smart, grown-up movie that gets most things right." He praised the film for "giving us a sense of a day in the life of a cop as if an invisible crew followed him around as he went about his job." He lavished heavy praise on Gautham Menon for the mature handling of the relationship between the lead pair, saying, "Gautham continues to dream up for Jyotika parts that no one's imagined her in before, and she contributes to the kind of mature romantic angle we've rarely seen before. It's not just about boy meeting girl and falling in love; it's about a boy with baggage meeting girl with bigger baggage and tentatively exploring the practicality of a new relationship after their respective old ones have faded away." Behindwoods said, "It is definitely a triumph of sorts for Gautham and Manickam Narayanan, who have gone through innumerable hitches in getting the movie released. Enjoy!!" Rediff.com gave it 3.5/5, saying "In his best performance in recent times, Kamal portrays the character with believable honesty and charm." Sify stated that "what gives you goose flesh is the finely calibrated performance of Kamal as DCP Raghavan. You just [can't] take your eyes off him as he laces his portrayal with dignity, grace and dry wit." Box office Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu emerged the biggest Tamil blockbuster of the year grossing a total of 500 million worldwide. Accolades Tamil Nadu State Film Awards Best Actor – Kamal Haasan Best Cinematographer – Ravi Varman Film Fans Association Award Best Actor – Kamal Haasan Best Director – Gautham Vasudev Menon Best Music Director – Harris Jayaraj Best Playback Singer – Unni Menon Best Cinematographer – Ravi Varman Filmfare Awards South Best Actor – Kamal Haasan (Nominated) Best Actress – Jyothika (Nominated) Best Music Director – Harris Jayaraj (Nominated) Potential sequel At the audio launch of Vendhu Thanindhathu Kaadu, Kamal Haasan asserted the possibility of a sequel to Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu. References External links 2000s police procedural films 2000s Tamil-language films 2006 films 2006 LGBT-related films Fictional portrayals of the